Other Sources of Information on the Web

Public Agencies and Health Programs:

• California Department of Health Services
• OSHA - Federal Occupational Health Agency
• Clean Drinking Water in an Emergency - American Red Cross Bay Area
• Environmental Resource - U.C. Berkeley's list of web links to agencies and organizations, publications, guides, and informational data bases that relate to environmental health and hazards
• National Small Flows Clearinghouse - Funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFC) provides information about innovative, low-cost wastewater treatments for small communities, those with populations less than 10,000.
• Energy Star - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Energy Star® the symbol for energy efficiency

Organizations:

• California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health (CCDEH)
• CEHA - California Environmental Health Association
• NEHA - National Environmental Health Association
• Environmental Resource - U.C. Berkeley's list of web links to agencies and organizations, publications, guides, and informational data bases that relate to environmental health and hazards

General Resources:

• Environmental Health Information Service - web site of informational database of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Environmental Resource - U.C. Berkeley's list of web links to agencies and organizations, publications, guides, and informational data bases that relate to environmental health and hazards
• Directory of Toxicology and Environmental Health - A comprehensive resource on toxic chemical hazards
• California Department of Health Environmental Health Investigations Branch - includes research on indoor air quality, occupational hazards and birth defects such as mold, SF Bay Seafood study dioxin, asthma, etc.
• Food Safety and Inspection Service - What to do if you have a problem with food products
• California Poison Control Center - this site has lots of information for home safety, first aid,  home pollution, spiders, plants, animals, bites - Check it out!

Housing Resources:

• Indoor Air Quality - a Source of Potentially Significant Human Exposure to Pollutants
• Marin County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
• Mold in the Home - National Center of Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - a source of mold information

Food Resources:

• CURFFL (California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law)
• USDA's Food Safety
• Fight Bac!™ - a public education campaign sponsored by the Partnership for Food Safety Education
• Holiday Food Safety Tips from USDA
• Interim Public Health Advisory for Sport Fishing in Tomales Bay
• Preventing Food Borne Illness

Public Pool Resources:

• CCDEH Guidelines for Pool Fecal Accident Management

Septic Systems:

• National Small Flows Clearing House - information on how to properly maintain your septic system, avoid potential system problems, and other information and publications